The Magic remind me a little bit of the pre-Tim Duncan Spurs, with Howard taking the place of David Robinson. The current group is good — but likely not good enough to beat either Boston or Miami in a seven-game playoff series, much less the Lakers, Spurs or another Western power in the NBA Finals.

It’s interesting that the Magic would be willing to take a step backwards for this season to get Anthony or Paul to team with Howard in future seasons.